Green Sentenced to 12 Years for Injury to a Child
On the day a jury was to be selected to try an Injury to a Child case, Dewayne Green, 28 of Sulphur Springs plead guilty and following the sentencing phase of the trial was, just prior to noon, sentenced to 12 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris called CPS workers and others to testify in the morning sentencing hearing. One CPS investigator told the court that this was not the first time CPS had been called to...
Lady Cats Enter District Play Tuesday With 13-4 Season Record.
The Lady Cats’ softball team lost to Frisco Wakeland, 6-5 late Friday and then ended play in a Wylie tournament Saturday with wins over Wylie East, 7-5 and Mesquite Horn, 11-0. The Lady Cats season record is now 13-4. They will open district play Tuesday night at Greenville. Frisco Wakeland broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to get a walk off win. Both teams had 7 hits and made 1 error. Bailey...
Arrested for Cocaine Twice This Week
After being arrested Wednesday March 1st for Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram, David Lincoln Alsobrooks, 63, of Sulphur Springs is back in Hopkins County jail Saturday morning, March 4, 2017, charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Saturday morning at 12:10 a.m. on Main Street at Super Handy and within a drug free zone, Alsobrooks was a...
Busy Week for Eighth Judicial District Court
During two days of docket calls this week, several plea bargains were reached in Eighth Judicial District Court according to the District Attorney’s office. Chase Alan Harrison was arrested in possession of methamphetamine while on probation for Burglary of a Habitation. He was sentenced to 90 days in county jail as a sanction after which he will be sent to SAFP, a program for drug rehabilitation, for nine (9) months. He will remain...
Homeless Man Fires Weapon Near School
Gunshots fired in the vicinity of Douglas Intermediate School Tuesday resulted in a soft lockdown of the school and Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies seeking the individual who fired the weapon. Police responded to a call that identified the individual as a male “…wearing a white T-shirt and black beanie running down Putman Street.” SSPD Sgt. Matt Glenn found the man on Jennings Street. In his possession...
Saltillo Lions Advance to Regional Semi-Final
Saltillo Lions basketball (20-14) will face number 8 in 1-A Graford (26-8) in the Regional Semi-Final game at Mansfield High School Friday at 7 p.m. following their Regional Quarter Final win over Slidell Tuesday night at Blue Ridge High School Gym. The Lions outscored Slidell in the fourth quarter to win 58-56. Saltillo and Slidell were evenly matched in scoring throughout the game. At the end of the first quarter the two teams were...
8-Month Old Child’s Meth Level Higher Than Mother’s
Special Crimes Unit investigators assisted CPS agents with an investigation involving Courney Leigh Plunkett, 24 of Sulphur Springs and her 8-month old child that tested positive for methamphetamine. The child’s meth levels tested higher than Plunkett’s. Plunkett was arrested at 5:21 p.m. Monday at her residence on CR 2316. She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Injury to a Child with Intent. She is being held on a $50,000...
Hospital, Clinic in Full Compliance with Medicare/Medicaid; Doctor Network Increasing
CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital Sulphur Springs is once again in compliance with Medicare/Medicaid having more than met standards during a recent certification survey, according to Paul Harvey, hospital administrator. Harvey reported to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board Monday night during their regular session. Harvey updated the district board regarding activities at the local hospital. The Hopkins Hospital District owns...
“Updated” Preliminary Total for Junior Market Show Sale of Champions at $352,000 with More to Be Added
A large crowd filled the west side of the Civic Center arena for the Sale of Champions at the Hopkins County Junior Market Show. According to Brad Johnson, with Northeast Texas Farmers Coop, the Hopkins County Junior Market Show Sale of Champions preliminary total $352,000+. The final total will be close to or above last year’s record of $357,000. There were 125 sale lots this year. A complete list of those in the sale will be...
Iwuakor District Defensive MVP; Wildcats Named to Basketball All-District Team
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta unveiled eight Wildcats’ players who were named to the All-District Basketball Team on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show. 6-foot-7 inch sophomore post Victor Iwuakor was unanimously chosen as the district’s Defensive MVP. Two Wildcats’ players made First Team All-District: senior Ke’Ontae Dunn and sophomore Keaston Willis. Three Wildcats...
